Triazole triazines and method of preparation



Int. Cl. C07d 55/06; C07c 115/00; C06c 1/04 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE High nitrogen monomers and polymers having 70 to 75% nitrogen prepared by flooding a mixture of guanazole and sodium nitrite with concentrated hydrochloric acid and subsequent reaction with triaminoguanidine. These materials are useful in formulating solid rocket fuel.

This invention relates to new high nitrogen monomers and polymers and to the preparation thereof, and particularly those based on guanazole.

In formulating rocket propellants much research has been conducted to find high nitrogen-containing compounds which require less oxidizer for burning than com pounds with large amounts of carbon. The present invention is for monomers and polymers having 70 to 75 nitrogen content which may be raised to almost 80%. This is far more nitrogen than other polymers prepared for similar purposes, e.g., polyethylene hydrazine (58% nitrogen). In addition, these new polymers have no CC bonds as in polyethylene hydrazine and polyvinyltetrazole.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide high nitrogen content compositions for use as propellant binders.

Another object is to provide a simple and economical method for the synthesis of high nitrogen containing polymers.

A further object is to provide new compositions which have great energy release on burning.

Still another object is to provide high nitrogen monomers for use as solid rocket fuels.

Other objects, features, and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description.

According to the present invention diazotization and autocoupling of guanazole yields poly(3-diazamino-1,2,4- triazole) along with the corresponding dimer, 1,3-bis[3- (5-arnino-l,2,4-triazolyl)]triazene, and trimer, 3,5-bis- [3-(5-amino-1,2,4 triazolyl)]triazenyl 1,2,4 triazole. Conversion of 3-arnino-5-nitrosamino-1,2,4-triazole to the diazonium salt and coupling with guanazole also gives the dimer which can be converted to higher analogs. The compounds are readily prepared by flooding a mixture of guanazole and sodium nitrite with concentrated hydrochloric acid at C. The resulting solution is chilled for one-half hour, filtered, and added to a cold solution of guanazole in water. A precipitate forms which is filtered and washed with boiling water. The water-insoluble material is poly(diazoaminotriazole). The water washes on chilling give a precipitate of 1,3-bis-[3-(5-amino-1,2,4- triazolyl)]triazene. The original reaction filtrate, on standing, gives a precipitate of 3,5-bis[3-(5-amino-l,2,4- triazolyl) (triazenyl)]-1,2,4-triazole. These materials are converted to their triaminoguanadinium salts by reaction with triaminoguanidine in water at 25 C.

The invention will be more fully described by the following examples which illustrate methods of practicing the inventions.

nited States Patent 0 EXAMPLE I 1, 3-bis- [3- S-amino- 1,2,4-triazolyl) ]triazene A mixture consisting of 2.0 grams (0.016 mole) of 3- amino-S-nitrosamino-l,2,4-triazole, having the structural formula,

N TENT W-N11N o and 50 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid was stirred one hour at 25 C. The chilled solution was then added to a cold solution of 1.6 grams (0.016 mole) of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole in 50 ml. of water. After one hour, the precipitate which formed was filtered, dried and recrystallized from methanol to give 2.1 grams (46.5% yield) of bright-yellow needles which had a melting point of 187 C. This was the dimer, l,3-bis-[3-(amino-1,2,4- triazolyl) ]triazene having the structural formula but was obtained herein as the dihydrochloride.

An elemental analysis for C4H7N11-2H01 is as follows: Calculated: C, 17.0; H, 3.2; N, 54.6; C1, 25.2. Found: C, 16.7; H, 3.5; N, 54.4; C1. 24.8.

EXAMPLE II 3,5-bis-{[3-(S-amino-1,2,4-triazolyl) triaZenyl}-l,2,4- triazole A solution of 0.69 gram (0.01 mole) of sodium nitrite in 10 ml. of water at 5 C. was slowly added to a cold slurry of 2.8 grams (0.01 mole) of poly(3-diazoamino- 1,2,4-triazole) in ml. of 10% hydrochlori acid. A clear solution was rapidly obtained. To this solution was added 1.0 gram (0.01 mole) of 3,5-diarnino-1,2,4-triazole in 50 ml. of water. A precipitate resulted which was filtered and washed thoroughly with boiling water to give 1.8 grams (56%) of the trimer, 3,5-bis{[3-(5-amino-l,2 4-triazolyl)]triazenyl}-1,2,4-triazole having the structural formula It is an orange-red solid having a melting point greater than 300 C. A recrystallization solvent could not be found and microanalysis was performed on the crude, washed material.

An elemental analysis for C H N is as follows:

Calculated: C, 22.6; H, 2.8; N, 74.6. Found: C, 22.7; H, 2.8; N, 74.6.

EXAMPLE III Poly(3-diazoamino-1,2,4-triazole) A mixture of 2.0 grams (0.016 mole) of 3-arnino-5- nitrosamino-l,2,4-triazole and 50 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid were stirred one hour at 25 C., then chilled to 10 C. and neutralized with 5 N sodium hydroxide. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with boiling water, and dried to give 0.78 gram (45% yield) 3 4 of tha Polymer Poly(3'diazoamino'lizil'tnazole) having TABLE I.DIAZOTIZATION or 3,5-DIAMINO-l,2,4-TRIAZOLE, the structure COUPLING WITH 3,5DIAMINO-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE H Yield, percent /N Mole ratio, Yield, percent (trimer) 3,5- Yield, percent N N--NH- sodium nltrlte/ (dimer) 1,3, b1s-[3-(5- (polymer) H T 3,5diarninobis[3-( aminoamino-1,2,4- p0ly(3-diazo- 1,2,4-tr1azole l,2,4-tr1azolyl)] tr1az0lyl)]- amino-1,2 4- NN n triazene triazenyl-l,2,4- trlazoles The product is a dark-red, amorphous solid with a melting mole point greater than 300 C. Mieroanalyses of the polymer 2% varied with the molecular weight of the polymer but were ti 49 in the following range for C H N l 4 34 Calculated: 215-225; H, 7545- Found; A brief investigation was also made of the effect on product distribution of varying the amount of 3, 5-diamino- 1,2,4-triazole used for coupling. It was found that above EXAMPLE IV the stoichiometric amount there was essentially no variation of the yields of the polymer, dimer and trimer, set out Diazotization of 3,S-diamino-l,2,4-triazolecoupling in Table I above, but that the rate of coupling appeared to with 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole be more rapid with excess 3,5 diamino 1,2,4 triazole present.

Data on this reaction is summarized in Table 1, hereinvi ly many mod fications and variations of the below. A typical experiment was run as follows: A finely Present invention are Possible in the light of the above powdered, dry mixture of 5,0 grams (0 ()5 l of 3 5- teachings. It is therefore to be understood that Within the diamino1,2,4-triazole and 10.4 grams (0.15 mole) of Scope of the pp claims the invention may be P sodium nitrite were flooded with 100 ml. of concentrated ticcd Otherwisc t as specifically described. hydrochloric acid. The mixture was stirred several minutes, Wh s la m is: chilled for 0.5 hour, and filtered. The cold filtrate was 1. The method of p p g p l/( -L A- added, with vigorous stirring, to 7.5 grams (0.075 mole) tfialole) Which mpris s of 3,5-diamino-l,2,4-triazole in 100 ml. of water. The rereactihg in Sihl one mole of JA- sulting precipitate was filtered, dried and extracted with in hydrochloric acid and one m f d m rit three 200 ml. portions of boiling water. The water insolu- The method of P p g ,3,- ble material was the polymer, poly(3-diazoamino-l,2,4- tfialolybltrialenc Which omp es triazole). reacting eq-uimolar quantities of 3,5-diamino 1,2,4-tria- The direct diazotization and auto-coupling of 3,5-diani- Zole in hydrochloric acid and sodium n ite and ino-1,2,4-triazole proceeded readily. However, some difiicoup g With an equimolflr q y of eulties were encountered in separation and determination 5 of yields of the various products. Treatment of one mole The method of P p g of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole with one mole of sodium niyl)] y }-1.2,4- ri z 1e Wh ch mpris s trite followed by coupling with an additional mole of 3,5- reacting cnc mclc cf p y( -1, A- diamino-l,2,4-triazole, yielded 31% of the dimer, 1,3-bis in hydrochloric acid with one mole of sodium t [3-(amino-l,2,4-triazolyl) ]-triazene and 11% of the poly- 40 and met, poly(3-diazoamino-l,24,4-triazole). These two matecoupl g Wihh one n1o1e of -L i rials were separated by treating the reaction precipitate The method of P p g Po1Y(3-diaZoami11o'1,2,4- with boiling water. The insoluble polymer was removed tricZole) which comprises by filtration and the dimer was then recovered by concenreacting 3-amiho-s-l'litfosamiho 1,2,4 tl'ialole and ytration of the aqueous extract. Under these conditions drochloric acid for one hour at then none of the trim r, 3,5-bis{[3-(5- in -1,z,4. i 1 l) neutralizing the resulting solution at 10 C. with sodium triazenyl}-1,2,4-triazole was isolated probably due to the hydroxide. fact that the trimer merely represents a specialized case of y( the polymer p-oly(3-diazoamino- 1,2,4 triazole) and has Y )B nnesimilar solubility characteristics. The primary differentia- 5O amino 1, triazo1yl)]triazenyl} tion between the dimer, l,3- bis[3-(amin0-1,2,4-triaz0ly1) triazene and the higher homologs is that the dimer is amences Cited photeric while the trimer and polymer are acidic. UNITED STATES PATENTS As the ratio of sodium nitrite to 3,5-d1am1no-1,2,4-tr1a- 2,064,817 12/1936 Brim "I "in" 260-140 zole was increased, the ratio of yields of the polymer and 5 dimer was observed and is set out in Table I. With large 2978390 4/1961 Bossard et 260-140 XR excesses of nitrite, the yield of polymer was diminished, FOREIGN PATENTS but the yield of dimer was increased. This increase may 1 291 549 3/1967 France be a function of excess nitrite diazotizing the guanazole used in the coupling step as well as acting as an oxidizing OTHER REFERENCES agent. During the course of some of these reactions, par- Berg et al.: J. Chem. Soc. (London), vol. of 1963.

tioularly those at three-to-one or higher excess, it was pp. 4617-4625.

noted that On standing, the reaction filtrates deposited additional material. These proved to be mixtures of the dimer FLOYD D. HIGEL, Primary Examiner. and trimer. Evidently, the trimer is somewhat more acidsoluble than the polymer and tends to precipitate more slowly. The figures given in Table I represent the average 44 5- 14 260 3 ()8 of several runs. 

